Survey of shark populations along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Chesapeake Bay. Preparing lines and flagged buoys for shark fishing.

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Mackerel shark.

Maine coast

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5-foot dusky shark is being eased in close to chartered fishing boat CHALLENGER during shark tagging off Sandy Hook.

New Jersey, Sandy Hook 1963 summer

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A large hammerhead shark caught in shrimp trawl net.

Florida, Southeast coast 1968 circa

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Shark sucker (remora) in aquarium

Massachusetts, Woods Hole 1965, October 1

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Biologist measuring shark

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Biologists weighing a large shark. Note the two men in center right helping hoist the fish.

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U.S. National Research Foundation Research Vessel ANTON BRUUN at anchor off Phuket, Thailand. BCF scientists conducted fisheries surveys from this vessel while participating in the International Indian Ocean Expedition.

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The observer in the raft NENUE sits in a circular caisson provided with windows that afford a 360-degree view of the surrounding water.

Hawaii

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The STD recorder which provided rapid recording of salinity, temperature, and depth. Caption states that this instrument was used while the ship was underway.